The cast of Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The people who make Pericles, Prince of Tyre move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
Unnamed daughter (incestuous partner)s
Husband of Dionyza; father to Philotens
Wife of Cleon, governor of Tarsus; mother to Philotens
Noble house of Tyres
Daughter of Pericles and Thaisas
Thaisa (wife); Marina (daughter); Antiochus (antagonist; not blood relation)s
daughter: Thaisas
father: Simonides; husband: Pericles; daughter: Marinas
Other characters
The Bawd
Operator of a brothel in Mytilene; trafficker in human flesh
Lysimachus
Governor of Mytilene; a man of honor tested by virtue
Boult
Procurer and enforcer for the brothel; a man willing to exploit Marina for profit
Cerimon
A learned lord of Ephesus; physician, natural philosopher, and healer who restores life through knowledge and compassion
First Fisherman
Poor fisherman and unlikely savior of a shipwrecked prince
Leonine
Hired assassin; reluctant instrument of Dionyza's murderous envy
Second Fisherman
A pragmatic fisherman of Pentapolis who rescues the shipwrecked Pericles with rough-hewn kindness
Gower
Medieval poet and chorus; frame-narrator and moral guide
First Gentleman
Witness to miraculous recovery; observer and voice of wonder
Pandar
Brothel operator and procurer; a cynical businessman indifferent to moral consequence
Second Gentleman
Witness to miraculous restoration and moral transformation
First Lord of Tyre
Nobleman and counselor to Pericles; voice of Tyre's concern
Thaliard
Assassin sent by Antiochus to kill Prince Pericles
Third Fisherman
Comic observer and moral voice among the fishermen of Pentapolis